National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rotherham United or Stockport County that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are busy days for the home side, as they had a game only three days ago in the EFL Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Port Vale, was also a home game here at AESSEAL New York Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Rotherham United form and stats
Action has already taken place for Rotherham in FA Cup as they have defeated Bromley to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Rotherham's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Rotherham United are steadily winning League One games and points here at AESSEAL New York Stadium. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. Rotherham has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Fleetwood Town defeat 83 days ago.
The Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 219 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.
Rotherham drew their last game, also a home match. Port Vale (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. M. Smith was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Port Vale (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Before that, Rotherham United played out a League One draw 0-0 when visiting Oxford United.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gillingham are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Rotherham's attacking play is working. 10 goals have been conceded.
Stockport County form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Stamford and Bolton Wanderers in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Stockport County have an excellent away record in the Vanarama National League so far with 6-1-2 from 9 games. Total FA Cup statistics for Stockport County: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Having won their last three away games Stockport has no reason to fear anyone.
Two travels in a row for Stockport, whose manager D. Challinor could celebrate last time after the Vanarama National League win against Wealdstone. O. Crankshaw certainly enjoyed Stockport's last game versus Wealdstone, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory.
Before that, Stockport secured a home win against King's Lynn Town with the score 5-0.The travelling fans enjoy Stockport County's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Stockport have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding four meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Rotherham, two draws and one win for Stockport County. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 11 goals |   P. Madden 7 goals | O. Crankshaw 7 goals |
Rotherham United missing players
Stockport County missing players
| Rotherham United | Stockport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 10 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 54 | 36 | Scored | S | 31 | 50 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 20% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.8 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 39% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 46% | ||
| 9 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 15 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Boreham Wood | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Notts County | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Bromley | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 30 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Solihull Moors | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 13 | Woking | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Eastleigh | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Barnet | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Wealdstone | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 16 |
| 19 | Weymouth | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 15 |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 21 | Southend United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 22 | King's Lynn Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 8 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -26 | -8 |